United Arab Emirates vs Syria
World • Friendlies - Group Stage • 2026 • Group Stage
United Arab Emirates17 November 2026
Syria
Match information
- Country
- World
- Competition
- Friendlies - Group Stage
- Season
- 2026
- Stage
- Group Stage
- Date
- 17 November 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Sheikh Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi
Clubs
United Arab Emirates
- Founded
- 1971
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Stadium
- Sheikh Zayed Sports City
- City
- Abu Dhabi
- Capacity
- 49 500
- Surface
- grass
Syria
- Founded
- 1936
- Country
- Syria
- Stadium
- Aleppo International Stadium
- City
- Aleppo
- Capacity
- 61 000
- Surface
- grass
Recent form
United Arab EmiratesWWDWL
SyriaLWLDL
Head-to-head
- 4 September 2025 • Friendlies • UAE 3 : 1 Syria (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 27 January 2022 • WC Qualification Asia • UAE 2 : 0 Syria (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 30 November 2021 • Arab Cup • UAE 2 : 1 Syria (Half-time 2 : 0)
- 7 September 2021 • WC Qualification Asia • Syria 1 : 1 UAE (Half-time 0 : 1)
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- United Arab Emirates
- Zlatko Dalic
- Syria
- Jose Lana
Squad - United Arab Emirates
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Goals | Assists | YC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | Hamad Al Meqebaali | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 |  Khalid Eisa | 37 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.83 |
| 22 | Fahad Mohamed | 35 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 |  Ruben Amaral | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 |  Lucas Pimenta Peres Lopes | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.90 |
| 4 |  Sasa Ivkovic | 33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 |  Alaeddine Zouhir | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.56 |
| 12 |  Khalifa Al Hammadi | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 |  Menezes Erik | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.70 |
| 16 |  Vinicius Barbosa Meloni Marcus | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.10 |
| 19 |  Ebraheim Khaled | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.90 |
| 25 |  Zayed Al Zaabi | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 6 | Richard Akonnor | 22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 |  Nicolas Gimenez | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.16 |
| 10 |  Fabio Lima | 33 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7.76 |
| 14 | Abdulla Hamad | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 |  Cesar Yuri | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | Issam Faiz | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 |  Mamadou Coulibaly | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 7 | Ali Saleh | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 |
| 9 |  Harib Suhail | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7.13 |
| 11 |  Bruno | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.58 |
| 18 |  Pereira Luan | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.02 |
| 20 |  Guilherme | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 |  Sultan Adil | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.04 |
| 26 |  Ousmane Camara | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
Squad - Syria
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Assists | YC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | Ahmad Madanieh | 36 | - | - | - | - |
| 1 |  Elias Hadaya | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 22 | Shaher Al Shakhir | 33 | - | - | - | - |
| 23 | Maksim Sarraf | 21 | - | - | - | - |
| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 |  Ahmad Faqa | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Ibrahim Al Khalil | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Rahman Oues Abdul | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 2 |  Ziad Ghanoum | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Abdullah Al Shami | 32 | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Omar Al Midani | 32 | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Khaled Kourdoghli | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Haitham Al Looz | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Razak Al Mohamad Abdal | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | Mahmoud Nayef | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | Mohammad Khoja | 27 | - | - | - | - |
 Johannes Danho | 22 | - | - | - | - | |
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 5 | Khaled Al Hajjah | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Zaid Ghareer | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 8 |  Mohammed Osman | 32 | - | - | - | - |
| 8 |  Simon Amin | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Mahmoud Al Mawas | 33 | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Mahmoud Al Aswad | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Ahmad Ashkar | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| 16 |  Elmar Abraham | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| 16 | Yahya Karak | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | Zakaria Hanan | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | Hasan Dahhan | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | Mohamed Al Sarakbi | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| Forwards | ||||||
| 3 | Fares Arnaout Mohamed | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Homam Mahmoud | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Mohammed Al Mustafa | 21 | - | - | - | - |
| 10 |  Mohamad Al Hallaq | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Ammar Ramadan | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Anas Dahhan | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | David Sabbag Daccarett Pablo | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| 17 |  Mohammad Al Salkhadi | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | Alaa Al Dali | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| Mohamad Al Sheikh | 20 | - | - | - | - | |
Head-to-head
Last 4 meetings
United Arab Emirates wins3
Draws1
Syria wins0
- Goals: United Arab Emirates
- 8 (2.0)
- Goals: Syria
- 3 (0.8)
- Goals per match
- 2.8
- Both teams scored
- 3 / 4
- Over 2.5 goals
- 2 / 4
Results
- 4 September 2025 • Friendlies • UAE 3 : 1 Syria (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 27 January 2022 • WC Qualification Asia • UAE 2 : 0 Syria (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 30 November 2021 • Arab Cup • UAE 2 : 1 Syria (Half-time 2 : 0)
- 7 September 2021 • WC Qualification Asia • Syria 1 : 1 UAE (Half-time 0 : 1)
Form: last 10 matches
| United Arab Emirates | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 4-2-4 | 4-3-3 |
| Scored (per match) | 15 (1.5) | 17 (1.7) |
| Conceded (per match) | 12 (1.2) | 12 (1.2) |
| Clean sheets | 3 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 5 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 6 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
Recent form - United Arab Emirates
- L6 October 2026 • Gulf Cup of Nations • Saudi Arabia 2 : 0 United Arab Emirates (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W3 October 2026 • Gulf Cup of Nations • United Arab Emirates 1 : 0 Oman (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D30 September 2026 • Gulf Cup of Nations • United Arab Emirates 1 : 1 Qatar (Half-time 1 : 1)
- W27 September 2026 • Gulf Cup of Nations • Bahrain 0 : 3 United Arab Emirates (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W24 September 2026 • Gulf Cup of Nations • United Arab Emirates 4 : 0 Yemen (Half-time 3 : 0)
- L15 December 2025 • Arab Cup • Morocco 3 : 0 United Arab Emirates (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W9 December 2025 • Arab Cup • United Arab Emirates 3 : 1 Kuwait (Half-time 2 : 0)
- D6 December 2025 • Arab Cup • United Arab Emirates 1 : 1 Egypt (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L3 December 2025 • Arab Cup • Jordan 2 : 1 United Arab Emirates (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L18 November 2025 • AFC World Cup Qualifiers • Iraq 2 : 1 United Arab Emirates (Half-time 0 : 0)
Recent form - Syria
- L1 October 2026 • Friendlies • Uzbekistan 4 : 1 Syria (Half-time 2 : 0)
- D27 September 2026 • Friendlies • Jordan 1 : 1 Syria (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L5 June 2026 • Friendlies • Belarus 4 : 1 Syria (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W31 March 2026 • Asian Cup Qualification • Syria 5 : 1 Afghanistan (Half-time 1 : 1)
- L11 December 2025 • Arab Cup • Morocco 1 : 0 Syria (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D7 December 2025 • Arab Cup • Syria 0 : 0 Palestine (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D4 December 2025 • Arab Cup • Syria 1 : 1 Qatar (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W1 December 2025 • Arab Cup • Tunisia 0 : 1 Syria (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W25 November 2025 • Arab Cup • Syria 2 : 0 South Sudan (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W18 November 2025 • Asian Cup Qualification • Pakistan 0 : 5 Syria (Half-time 0 : 1)